Annual Report 2005-2006 - Farmington Public Schools

Outdoor facilities nearing completionThanks to the Farmington community, the secondary outdoor facility improvements approved by voters in 2004are almost complete. We are proud to report that all of the projects will be completed within the $25 millionallocated by the bond issue.Farmington High School saw the first of the outdoor improvements begin in spring 2005 with itsnew stadium opening in August 2005. All improvements werebasically completed in the fall 2005, with the exception of onebaseball diamond at the northwest portion of the FarmingtonHigh site scheduled for spring 2007. Natural turf areas are stillundergoing a season of growth and are not yet playable.Ground was broken at North Farmington High School inJune 2005 with a spring/summer 2006 completion. Again,natural turf areas are still undergoing a season of growth andare not yet playable.Harrison High School broke ground in February 2006 withscheduled completion of the stadium facility in September 2006,and the remainder of the improvements to be completed forplay by the spring of 2008.Each high school has received the following improvements:a new multi-purpose synthetic turf field for football, soccer, lacrosse,marching band and physical education, new varsity baseballand softball diamonds including press boxes, scoreboardand bleachers, practice synthetic turf field, practice grass fields,track and field events, new sound system, new concession, new and/or remodeledrestrooms, team rooms and storage facilities and irrigation.The new stadium facility includes an all purpose synthetic turf field, newrunning track, scoreboard, remodeled bleachers, additional bleacher seating,new press box, concession, restrooms, team rooms and storage.The synthetic turf fields have already been serving our students well, allowinghours of continuous play without wear prevalent with grass fields.The middle school outdoor facility improvement template includes a footballfield and scoreboard, track, baseball/softball diamond, irrigation and restroomstoragebuilding. Depending upon existing field conditions, some fields wererelocated while others may have been regraded or reconfigured. Dunckel MiddleSchool improvements were basically ready for spring 2006 season with a fewexceptions. Warner Middle School saw track field events, running track and bleacherscompleted. Their restroom/storage facility and natural turf fields will be completedby fall 2007. Finally, at Power and East Middle Schools running track, fieldevents, bleachers, restroom/storage building and scoreboard were completed duringsummer 2006 with natural turf ready by spring 2008.We thank the community for the trust placed on us to plan, develop, and completethese projects. We are all proud of these facilities, which will serve our students and thecommunity well into the future.Everyone enjoyed playing on the new artificial turf field during openingfootball game festivities at Farmington High School.FPS Parent/Community Survey - 2005Most respondents gave a positive rating to the District’s infrastructure,when asked to rate the physical condition and upkeep of “thebuildings, facilities and grounds of Farmington Public Schools.” Anoverwhelming 93 percent majority offered a positive rating.5